WEC 47: A good night for the underdogs

Obviously there were two big upsets at the top of the card that have helped reshape our understanding of the bantamweight division but WEC 47 was an all around good night for the "dogs".

By WKR's count four true underdogs won last night plus one fighter at even money. If we include George Roop, who lost only due to a questionable point deduction, then six of the eleven "winners" were dogs and four of the five televised fights were upsets.

If unpredictability is what makes athletics exciting then last night contained some serious drama.

Odds breakdown after the jump.

SBN coverage of WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz

• Dominick Cruz (+190) def. Brian Bowles (-240) 
• Joseph Benavidez (+260) def. Miguel Torres (-340)
  
• L.C. Davis (even) def. Deividas Taurosevicius (-130)
• Bart Palaszewski (+190) def. Karen Darabedyan (-240)
• Anthony Pettis (+160) def. Danny Castillo (-200)
• George Roop (+300) draws Leonard Garcia (-500) Note: without the point deduction George Roop would've defeated Leonard Garcia

While this certainly doesn't represent the norm in the WEC it shows that there is value in the smaller weight classes.